Family Gourmet Long Grain Enriched White Rice, 32 oz. (2 lb.) plastic bag (SKU: 1218898)

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Family Gourmet Long Grain Enriched White Rice, 32 oz. (2 lb.) plastic bag (SKU: 1218898) Family Dollar Stores - NC Distribution Center · reported 2016-05-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Live insects were noted inside several unopened bags of product.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2015-09-08
Reported by the agency: 2016-05-04
Closed out (terminated): 2016-05-05
Recalling firm: Family Dollar Stores - NC Distribution Center
Matthews, NC
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Nationwide - AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY
States we parsed from that text: AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK PA RI SC SD TX UT VA VT WI WV WY
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Grains, pasta & cerealderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1260-2016

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